<VV> gas tank questions

[N. Joseph Potts]

First of all, I wouldn't suggest you paint your gas tank. There is a special
coating (sort of like undercoating) for gas tanks sold by Clark's and just
about anybody else with a full range of car-related products (MAYBE
including your local auto-parts store). Use the right stuff - not paint. I'd
also suggest you coat the INSIDE of the tank, too, but NOT with the stuff
used for the outside. The stuff for the inside is . . . stuff for the inside
of gas tanks (sold as such). Again, widely available, marked for the
purpose.
     Second, the strip (cut into 3 strips of equal length as I recall) go on
one side of the tank to prevent its squeaking against the car's body. BEST
thing to do is find the places where the same stuff was on the original tank
(it'll be there, once you dig it out of the snow). If you can't find a guide
that way, consider going back to whoever supplied your kit for guidance -
you'd think they'd have included that in some form. In any case, they owe it
to you (and should know).
     The only reason to put the strips on your new tank before you pull out
your old tank (and see where the strips were installed) is to avoid
forgetting to put the strips on. Otherwise, you can put them on 2 minutes
before you raise the new tank into the car.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-admin@corvair.org]On Behalf Of John Headley
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2004 9:56 PM
To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
Subject: <VV> gas tank questions

Ok, time for a simple question.  On another list I
used to subscribe to, we had what was called the DQM
(dumb question of the month).  If you were thinking
your question was stupid, you could say, I've got a
DQM.  Here's mine.  The anti-squeak included with my
replacement gas tank is a strip of material.  I assume
this goes between the strap and the tank, am I right?

Santa brought me the complete replacement kit, but I'm
in a hold pattern on the install, the weather is too
cold to paint the tank in my garage, and it's too darn
cold to want to go out there anyway.  I could fire up
the torpedo heater, but I'm still not sure that I'll
get a good paint job unless I let it run a longgggg
time.  No sense trying to rush it, it'll be months
before corvair driving weather returns.

I envy you warm climate people.

-John Headley
64 monza convert
Royal Oak, MI